contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
at least; at most; (even) just
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
adds force or indicates command
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
guess; speculation; supposition
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
almost; roughly; approximately
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that